Blender2.5 How do I make a plane semi-transparent?

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Hiya!

Could someone tell me the steps how to make a plane semi-transparent so that I can see my background reference image through it?

I am still very very new to 3d modeling so I haven’t learned most of the commands still yet so you’ll have to explain yourself thoroughly. :slight_smile:

Also I can’t just hit z and use wire-frame. I need to be able to actually -see- my faces.

I know this is possible in earlier versions of blender as the guy does it in my tutorial. However I checked the same option he did… his went semi-transparent. Mine didn’t. What he clicked was the option to apply modifier to editing cage during editmode.

I don’t know if that’s what caused his to go semi-transparent or if he did something to make it go semi-transp and just didn’t say what he did.

I dunno!

Please help if you can! :slight_smile:
Thanks!

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ok i tested this and yes Z is the way to go…

let me ask you when you pressed z was you in object mode or edit mode, was you in vertex mode or face mode, in the pic below i am in edit mode and face mode and i see the faces even tho the mesh is transparent and you still see the texture behind

so the commands to get there are edit mode or tab,

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j262/stvndysn/semitransparent.jpg

or you can watch the screencast i just did, i apologise for the speed i still cant get it to the correct speed

please click

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j262/stvndysn/th_zworks0001_0103.jpg

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Oh! Haha! I feel kindof silly now. :smiley: blush Thank you for the wonderful screencast! It was very helpful. I was trying z in object mode so that’s why I couldn’t see the faces. Whoopse. :slight_smile: Thank you SO much! :slight_smile:

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no worries dude, we are always willing to help.